January 19, 2008
FOX's long-running animated series is about to be stopped short on its tracks.
Due to the ongoing WGA strike, The Simpsons is in danger of not being able to complete its current season, as not enough episodes have been completed in order for the show to survive the strike.
Because each episode of The Simpsons takes a significant amount of time to make, show executives have been unable to create a backlog that will last them through the strike, which has caused several television shows – old or new, hit or miss – to shut down production.
January 13, 2008
Fans of FOX’s The Simpsons will have to wait until the end of this month to catch a brand-new episode of the long-running animated series. However, some details about the fresh installment have hit the web, which means that eager fans can opt to put themselves up for a little bit of spoilery.
Read on to know what happens in the new Simpsons entitled "That 90’s Show."
November 26, 2007
After raking in over $500 million at the worldwide box office, the nearly 20 years in the making Simpsons full-length motion picture will soon conquer home theaters with its release on DVD and high definition format next month.
The Simpsons Movie is scheduled to come out on both DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) on separate launch dates for North America and the rest of the globe.
November 15, 2007
On Tuesday, Jose Duarte, a Sydney man who was arrested in August for uploading a pirated copy of The Simpsons' feature film, was fined $888 by a magistrate for breaching copyright.
Duarte, 21, had uploaded The Simpsons Movie to the Internet after capturing it on his cell phone. Twentieth Century Fox worked with the Motion Picture Association and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in an international operation, and their search eventually led them to the home of Duarte.
November 8, 2007
Those rooting for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to follow in Tony Blair's footsteps and make an appearance on The Simpsons will be disappointed to know that the 56-year-old British official has declined to do so.
"I think Tony Blair did that, I don't think that is for me," Brown told GMTV television, insisting also that he would not appear on any music talent competition or ballroom dancing shows.
October 28, 2007
Nothing sells The Simpsons better than an actual Kwik-E-Mart. Yes, Springfield's favorite convenience store is now open for business full time at Universal Studios. The Kwik-E-Mart was originally part of a marketing makeover of a dozen 7-Elevens in conjunction with the opening of The Simpsons Movie last summer.
The new Universal Studios Kwik-E-Mart, which formally opened last October 17 is the perfect one stop shop for all things Simpsons, especially Bart and Homer.
October 21, 2007
For nearly two decades, The Simpsons has given television audiences countless reasons to laugh at the antics of the dysfunctional yellow-orange tinged family from Springfield. Part of the reason behind its success are the actors that lend their voices to the characters. One of those vocal talents is Yeardley Smith, who has provided the voice of smart, talented and pint-sized Lisa Simpson for years.
Smith has been voicing Lisa for the animated sitcom's entire run. Smith took time out to offer insight on her Simpsons toon persona when she spoke to the U.K. Telegraph this month.
October 14, 2007
The Simpsons Game, featuring a donut-wielding giant robot will hit video game stores October 30. Demos of the game are currently available for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.
The Simpsons Game features our beloved dysfunctional Springfield family as each of them comes to grips with their new video game abilities. Each member of the Simpsons brood has his or her own distinct power to tackle the various challenges in different parodies of popular game titles.